Fence-post.



W. J. HALSALL.

FENCE POST.

APPLICATION FILED 0619.191?" Patented July 29, 1913.

PATENT onrronj UNITED: STATES WILLIAM J. fiALs-ALL, 0F GREENFIELQIINDIANA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 9, 1912. Serial No. 724,711.

. To all w hom'it may concern Be'it known that I, WIIZmAM J. HALSALL, acitizen of the United States, residing at Greenfield, county of Hancock, and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and use-.

, ground without/braces or concrete or stone bases.

A further object of my invention 1s t0 provide a fence post of such construction that the wires or longitudinal parts of the the ballof the rail, t e we fence'may be readily secured thereto Without tools or fastening devices and from which the wires can not be readily removed after the wires are stretched.

Other obj ects'will appear hereinafter. My invention will be more readily understood by reference to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a fence post embodying my .invention in its pre-' ferred form. Fig. .2 is a side elevation of the same upon an enlarged scale with the central portion broken away, Fig. 3 is a similar front elevation, Fig. 4 is a section on the line, w-m of Fig. 2 and Fig. 5 is a sec tion on the line y y of Fig. 3, illustrating a slightly modified form of the device. I

Referring now to the drawings 1 indicates the post which is formed of metal and of uniform cross section throughout its length. As shown in Figs. 1 to' 4 inclusive the post is T-shaped in cross section and when of this form old or discarded railroad 'rails may be employed in makin the 1post by removing of the rail form 5 lug the mainflange 2 of the post and the lateralflanges 3-3 of the post. If ferred the post may be of cruixiformed cross base flanges forming the oppositely disposed presection as illustrated in Fig. 4, in\which case an additional .flange 4 is provided opposite the flange 2. Adj acentthelower end of the post the flanges 3 are out diagonally, inward and downwardly as at o forming tongues 6 which are bent. in opposite directions as illustrated to form an anchor for the post when placed in the ground, the said anchor to be used where there would be any tendency for the completed fence to pull the postout of the ground after the post is set and the fence attached, this anchor to be used Where needed. Posts to be'made of plain steel and galvanized where advisable.

The portion of the flange 2 which is de signed to extend above the ground is provided with a plurality of perforations 7, preferably circular, and which are adapted to receive'and hold the longitudinal parts or wires Set the fence. Slots 9 extend upwardly and outwardlyfrom the apertures 7 to the outer edge of flange 2, said slots being tangential to the lower portion of the said apertures, forming oppositely opposed.

tongues 10 and 11 respectively, when the post is completed.

PatentedJuly29,1913.

The portions of metal between the adjacent slots 9 are bent slightly at an angle, as illustrated clearly in Figs. 1 and 3 to separate the tongues 10 and 11 a suiiicient distance laterally to admitthe free passage of the Wire 8into theaperture 7 before or after I the wire or fence is stretched tight, the adjacent tongues l0and 11 are bent, when the post is made, sufliciently to allow the wire 8 to freely pass into the aperture 7, after the wire 8 is passed inizo the aperture 7 the tongues 10 and 11 are then closed together by bending the. same so that the points of said tongues will be in diredt contact, thereby preventing the wire- 8 from getting out of the aperture 7 thus making the outside edge of the flange 2 again comparatively smooth and preventing the same from having a rough and ragged edge upon which stock might become maimed or crippled. vThis construction obviates the necessity of threading the wires through the apertures 7 and it is clear that when the tongues 10 and 11 are bent so the points are in contact that it will be impossible to. remove the wires from the apertures without again bending these flanges out of contact. -It is understood that the slots ,9 are very narrow, such as would be made from sawing or shearin and when tongues 10 and 11 are" closed there would be between them. 2

By. forming the fiangei 2 containing the securing means, intermediate the width of the flanges 3, the flanges 3 protect flange 2 from view and (in account of the cross sectionof the post.it-will resist all ordinary practically no space ground.

forces tending to displace the same in the flange provided with a plurality (If s'uperimposed perforations, narrow slots extending tangentially from said perforations and vto the outeredge of said flange forming a- =pa1r of oppositely disposed tongues adjacent each perforation, and the entire body of metal between said slotsgbeing bent at an angle with its upper and vlower ends upon 7 Copies of this patent may be oljtained for Washington, D. 0.

opposite sides of said flange'to'space the adname to this specification inlthe' presence of two subscribmg witnesses. 4 D

I WIDLIAM J. HALSALL. Witnesses: I

,JOHN M. HINGE-MAN, JOHNLB. HALSALL.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

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